Preview – In Dreams: David Lynch Tribute Art Show @ Spoke Art [SF]

In October of 2010, San Francisco‘s Spoke Art launched with the hugely successful annual Bad Dad‘s group art exhibit paying tribute to the works of filmmaker, Wes Anderson. About 5 months later came the first round of their Quentin VS Coen exhibits, in which contributors honored both Tarantino and the legendary film Brothers. Riding the success of those events, the Bay Area gallery even hosted a similar tribute to Scorsese last year. And the thing about these shows is that they weren’t just successful from a commercial standpoint, but proved to be incredibly inspirational jumping off points for creativity. This Saturday, March 8th, Spoke Art is going back to that same formula which has proven itself time and time again, by gathering over 50 different visual artists of various disciplines from around the world and letting them take a stab at interpreting the work of another legendary auteur. Who is it this time? David Lynch. [I thought that was obvious based on the the header and the flyer above].

Most folks know David Lynch as the man responsible for such classic films as Eraserhead, Dune, and Blue Velvet, along with one of the most mind-bending and original programs to ever air on network television in Twin Peaks. But while that list of credentials is beyond impressive in itself, there’s actually a great deal more to him than that. Over the years, Lynch has been behind numerous short films and documentaries, had a reoccurring cameo on Louie, and even voices his animated doppelganger, Gus the bartender, on The Cleveland Show. You may be aware of his work with Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse as part of the project Dark Night of the Soul, but David’s actually continued to release material of his own through Sacred Bones Records (Moon Duo, The Men, Amen Dunes, Marissa Nadler, etc). In fact, the writer/director is also an accomplished fine artist in his own right; we’ve posted coverage of both his photography work and paintings in the past. So… the point here is that, there’s definitely a lot of material to mine from and, once those influences start stirring around and getting all mixed up in the brains of the sort of talent that’s been brought in to contribute to this beast, there’s no telling what might get spewed out.

Check out some some preview images below the following event details. And keep your eyes peeled … word is that there’s another zinger coming in September. (Hint: 237)

Located in Seattle, Dead C is the founder/editor, as well as the principal writer and photographer, of Monster Fresh. Creating the site in 2007, he did so with a specific dream in mind. Unfortunately, being a muscle relaxer-fueled fever dream, it's hard to recall all of the details.
"I remember that my mom was there, but it wasn't actually her in the dream, it was actually 70s heart throb, Jan Michael Vincent. And everything took place here, in this room... but it wasn't actually here... it was different. The colors were washed out and, for some reason, there was a raccoon kicking it with us and it was wearing a holographic monocle."